Washington, DC Embassy Guide

Foreign Embassies in the Nation's Capital

Washington, DC boasts more than 175 foreign embassies, residences, chanceries, and diplomatic missions. An embassy is an official mission through which one country conducts their foreign affairs in another country. Many of the embassies in Washington, DC are housed in beautiful historic buildings, occupying former residential row houses or small mansions. Embassy Row refers to a part of the city where many of the foreign embassies are located, along with Massachusetts Avenue near Dupont Circle. The following guide includes addresses, phone numbers, and websites of all of the foreign embassies in the nation's capital.